Sweet is the Word

I'm so proud tonight of my (nearly) 6-year-old who sat and actually listened through 4 hours of conference today.  Our tradition is for her to put a bean in a jar for every time she hears a specific word or phrase during conference; she is allowed to decide before each session which words she wants to listen for - like "Jesus" or "gospel" or "service".

Today she caught on that if she chose more words to listen for she would get more beans in her jar.  At the end of the first session she had 96 beans, which she was then allowed to turn in for the same amount of M&M's.  She earned 62 for the second session.

I was amazed and humbled at her excitement each time she heard a key word and at her focus on listening to the words of our wonderful church leaders, even when I thought she wasn't really paying attention.  I'm pretty sure she got more out of conference today than I did as I was wrestling with Logan and dealing with his tantrums.  

Luckily I bought a BIG bag of M&M's and luckily she really can't eat that much chocolate and says, "um, I'm done, can we save the rest for tomorrow?" ha ha ha!

She's A Husky High Five Winner!

Every day at school, Meg has the opportunity to earn a "Husky High-Five" which means if she's caught doing something good or helpful she is given a little piece of paper with her name on it and her teacher's name on it.  She brings part of it home and the other part goes into a box for each grade by the principal's office.  Every couple of weeks there is a drawing from each box and one child from each grade is the winner of a small prize.  On October 4, 2013, Megan's name was drawn! She was so excited to get a prize with a pencil and eraser, a bouncy ball, a ruler, and a bookmark inside.

October 4 was also the day of the Husky Fun Run at Keller Elementary.  Each student walked/ran around the track outside to stay healthy.  Each child who participated was given a blue Keller Elementary drawstring bag to bring home.  She had such an exciting day and couldn't stop talking about all the fun she had.  We're so proud of our little Husky!

Happy Birthday to ME!

So this is 29 - mother of 2 kids, married to a doctor, and living in a home we bought in Michigan.  Life is good :)

Ky was at a conference on my birthday so I got to spend the day with the kiddos.  I took myself to the mall to get my eyebrows done and I bought myself a birthday cake :)  My friend Lisa brought me some beautiful flowers too!  Then the next weekend my friend Charidee took the kids so Kyle and I could get away for a couple of days.  He took me shopping and bought me some new clothes.  We scored a (nearly) free dinner AND a free dessert that night with some gift cards and a nice waitress :)

The next day we went to Cedar Point to ride roller coasters!  We proved we're getting old though...we couldn't take standing in lines for over an hour at a time and then we could only stand about 4 rides before being done.  We had so much fun though and it was great to do something with just Kyle and not have to worry about dragging the kids around with us.  They had a ton of fun spending time with their friends too.  

Meg's First Day of Kindergarten!!

She's R-E-A-D-Y! Meg is so funny - SHE asked ME to make her a "morning routine" chart so she could check everything off to be sure she was ready for school - so here's what I came up with.

We had a pretty good morning, but I think her tummy had too many butterflies because she hardly ate anything for breakfast and I couldn't convince her she needed to eat...I guess she'll learn a few more things than the 3 R's as the year goes.  Logan and I walked her to her classroom.  She found her locker and hung up her backpack.  Then she found her desk and jumped right in working on a coloring sheet.  The other parents were starting to leave and some of the kids were crying and didn't want to stay but not my Meggers...she was like, "oh, you're still here?" I was so proud of her.  I know she'll do great!

Logan was very sad that he didn't get to go to school.  He will miss his big sister, but only a little.  I think he's going to enjoy some private mommy time.  Today is a big day for him too - we're working on potty-training! yikes! I'm ready for Meg to be in school, but I'm not sure I'm ready to handle Logan in underpants yet...hmmmm...we'll see.   

More to come when I pick her up after school!

Look What I Made!!

Hey Look! I learned how to put a zipper in! 

Here in Royal Oak we live so close to downtown that we can walk, but on days we're lazy or it's raining we have to drive down to the library, but we have to PAY to PARK!! UGH! That means I have to remember to bring some coins for the meter, but since I have long since abandoned my big wallet for my little fabric one that I can keep in my back pocket I needed something to keep all my spare change in.  

So - I found a tutorial online (thank you Pinterest) and I got out some scrap fabric.  I had the zipper already because on a really crazy day a while back I thought I'd make myself a skirt - HA ha ha ha ha ha ha...   Anyway - here is the finished product :)

Logan is 3!!!

I can't believe my little boy is now 3 years old! It just doesn't seem like that long ago that he joined our little family.  He's all rough and tumble and noise and trucks and sports and dirt and planes and superheroes.  He brings such happiness to our lives.

We've Got Flowers!